Among many others, God (or at least the very popular Substack writer who bills himself thus) thinks it wry to spell our utterly contemptible president’s first name Donold.
I began to face blatant ageism and age discrimination when I turned 65. Suddenly, the new assistant dean felt the need to get rid of me, and a few years later, I had been pushed out of a wretched adjunct faculty position that barely kept body and soul together.
Then the fun began. No one wanted to hire someone who was almost 69 years old. After all, it might be traumatic to the students if I croaked in the classroom.
Sadly, it is virtually impossible to prove age discrimination in a court of law...
No, exactly AS hard, which is to say impossible. I haven't had a job since 2009, and I'm absolutely tickled pink to hear that Social Security may cease to exist.
I'm basing the comparison on my own experiences. I am still working part-time jobs.
We can but hope the ReThuglicans and their wealthy backers do not destroy Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid. They are targeting all three, so that they can give even larger tax breaks to the corporations and the wealthy: criminals!
I began to face blatant ageism and age discrimination when I turned 65. Suddenly, the new assistant dean felt the need to get rid of me, and a few years later, I had been pushed out of a wretched adjunct faculty position that barely kept body and soul together.
Then the fun began. No one wanted to hire someone who was almost 69 years old. After all, it might be traumatic to the students if I croaked in the classroom.
Sadly, it is virtually impossible to prove age discrimination in a court of law...
My condolences, Lenny. I have been immunized from that experience by my apparent unemployability. And what wouldn’t I give to be 69 again! :-)
It's even harder to land a job at 78, apparently!
No, exactly AS hard, which is to say impossible. I haven't had a job since 2009, and I'm absolutely tickled pink to hear that Social Security may cease to exist.
I'm basing the comparison on my own experiences. I am still working part-time jobs.
We can but hope the ReThuglicans and their wealthy backers do not destroy Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid. They are targeting all three, so that they can give even larger tax breaks to the corporations and the wealthy: criminals!